NEWS: MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS LIGHT UP LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN
Neon Gold/Elektra recording artist Marina And The Diamonds will be the star of an extraordinary new installment of Live from the Artists Den. The episode debuts on Public Television stations across America beginning Sunday, April 17th and then airing throughout the summer. Major market premieres include New York’s THIRTEEN and Los Angeles’ PBS SoCal, both slated for Sunday, Aril 24th at 8 pm (check local listings). For a complete list of air dates and an exclusive First Look at the episode, please visit artistsden.com/marina.
Live from the Artists Den sees Marina And The Diamonds performing 11 stellar songs, highlighted by hits like “I Am Not A Robot,” “Hollywood,” “Primadonna,” “Froot,” “Happy,” and “Blue.” The intimate concert was filmed last year at the iconic Great Hall in the New York Hall of Science in Corona, NY.
“The venue itself is stunning,” says Marina. “It’s epic. Definitely the best venue I’ve ever performed in. It just feels very surreal and hypermodern, which is perfect for ’FROOT.’ It’ll go really well with the electric feel of the tiling. It’ll be good.”
“FROOT,” the acclaimed third album from Marina And The Diamonds, made a remarkable top 10 debut on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its 2015 release, entering at #8 – Marina’s highest US chart placement to date. In addition, the collection reached #1 on the iTunes Store’s “Top Albums” chart in the U.S. as well as in Argentina, Greece, Ireland, and the United Kingdom; #2 in Canada, Sweden, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, and Finland; and top 5 in Singapore, Russia, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Slovakia, and the Netherlands.
“FROOT” received global critical acclaim with Entertainment Weekly grading the album “A-,” rhapsodizing over “(Marina’s) limber voice, which swings from voluptuous alto to fluttering soprano in one swoop,” as well as her “smirking quips and bubbling beats.” “Her finest creation to date,” applauded The Line of Best Fit, “it’s almost worrying she’s got to follow it up at some point.” “This is very much a gleaming pop album,” declared ABC News, adding, “It feels like an honest statement, which at this point in the pop world seems like a rarity.” “‘FROOT’ is a sexy, slick and spectacularly charismatic document of love lost and found,” enthused Rolling Stone Australiain a four-starred rave. “(Marina) soars on one-two punch ‘I’m A Ruin’ and ‘Blue,’ both of which sound familiar, original and purposeful at once…There’s something else here, too – an underlying obscurity, an experimental edge, a theatrical element to these electro-cum-pop rock numbers that adds to the allure.”
“FROOT” was officially heralded with the innovative “Froot of the Month” album pre-order series, offering fans automatic monthly downloads of “FROOT” tracks until its release. The track’s compelling companion video – directed by Chino Moya (St. Vincent, Ladytron) – has drawn more than 5 million views at Marina’s official YouTube channel.
The subsequent “Froot of the Month” tracks all earned equal attention, with “Forget” hitting #1 on the iTunes Store’s “Top Pop Songs” chart and “I’m A Ruin” and “Immortal” both reaching the top 5. Furthermore, “Happy” was a #6 favorite here in the U.S. while also making it to #1 on the iTunes Store chart in 9 countries. A range of visuals, including official audio and excusive acoustic clips, accompanied “FROOT,” with the official companion video for “Immortal” – directed by Paul Caslin (Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney) – earning nearly 4 million views thus far. For all “FROOT” clips and much more, please visit www.youtube.com/Marinaandthediamonds.
Hailed worldwide as a striking and creative live artist, Marina celebrated “FROOT” with an epic world tour, including U.S. headline dates and appearances at such festivals as Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Boston Calling, Governors Ball NYC Music Festival, and Montreal’s Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts.
Produced by Marina and David Kosten (Faultline, Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything), “FROOT” follows Marina And The Diamonds’ astonishing second album, “ELECTRA HEART,” which earned critical approbation and international chart success upon its 2012 release. A chart-topping phenomenon in her native UK, “ELECTRA HEART” received global approval upon its release with BBC Music praising its balance of “the ironic and the heartfelt, the quirky and the mainstream, the real and the fake with remarkable aplomb.”Entertainment Weekly declared that Marina “rivals Katy Perry for catchy hooks, commands with the swagger of Gwen Stefani, and even comes close to the ethereal vocal exhilaration of Florence Welch.”
“ELECTRA HEART” – which features the hit single, “Primadonna” – was followed by extensive global touring, with highlights including sold out headline treks, travels in support of Coldplay and Katy Perry, and such famed festivals as Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and countless others. What’s more, Marina made a number of high profile TV appearances, including TBS’ Conan, NBC’s TODAY, and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Marina And The Diamonds arrived in 2009 with her debut album, “THE FAMILY JEWELS,” making a remarkable #2 entry onto Billboard’s “Top New Artist Albums” chart upon its release. The album also received ecstatic coverage in a wide array of US media outlets, including Vogue, Interview, Fader, Teen Vogue, Spin, Nylon, Elle, Marie Claire, The New York Times, and innumerable others. Marina followed the album’s release with nearly non-stop international touring, with countless festival performances and headline tours to her credit. In addition to reams of positive press attention, Marina was among the big winners at the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, taking home the prestigious “Best UK & Ireland Act,” while also scoring a nomination as “Best European Act.”
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ABOUT LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: The Artists Den is a critically acclaimed television and digital music series celebrating its 10th television anniversary. The series is best known for presenting secret concerts by extraordinary artists in non-traditional, often historic settings for the TV show Live from the Artists Den. Live from the Artists Den is one of the most popular series on national public television- broadcasting in 270 PBS markets in the United States and internationally in the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, and Latin America.
Featured artists include Adele, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes, Ed Sheeran, The National, Imagine Dragons, Sara Bareilles, The Killers and Vampire Weekend. Featured venues include Graceland, a Masonic temple, a former Archdiocese cathedral, the first art museum in America, a 1930s silent movie theater, the world’s oldest merchant sailing vessel, the New York Public Library, the World’s Fair, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A full listing of previously featured artists, TV episodes, and venues can be viewed at www.artistsden.com.
